You will need the following:
The following instructions assume the following locations on the management node:
These instructions assume you have root access and are using a bash shell:
sudo bash
yum groupremove "Virtualization" -y
VMWare Server cannot be installed on a computer running a Xen kernel. To determine if a Xen kernel is being used:
uname -a
The following output indicates a Xen kernel is being used:
Linux blade1g6-4 2.6.18-92.el5xen #1 SMP Tue Jun 10 19:20:18 EDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
If "xen" appears in the output of the previous command, replace the Xen Kernel with the following commands:
yum update ecryptfs-utils -y
yum install kernel kernel-devel -y
yum remove xen kernel-xen -y
Check the grub.conf file to make sure it is not configured to boot using the Xen Kernel
less /boot/grub/grub.conf
The grub.conf file should NOT look like this:
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.18-92.el5xen)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5
module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen ro root=LABEL=/ pci=nommconf
module /initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img
The grub.conf file SHOULD look like this:
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.18-128.1.14.el5)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.1.14.el5 ro root=LABEL=/1 pci=nommconf
initrd /initrd-2.6.18-128.1.14.el5.img
After removing the Xen kernel, reboot the computer:
reboot
rpm -ivh /install/VMware-server-1.0.8-126538.i386.rpm
vmware-config.pl
yum install glibc-devel -y
yum install glibc -y
yum install libXtst-devel -y
In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons] ENTER
What directory contains your desktop menu entry files?
These files have a .desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] ENTER
In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps] ENTER
None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] ENTER
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.18-128.1.14.el5/build/include] ENTER
Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] ENTER
Your computer has multiple ethernet network interfaces available: eth0, eth1,
virbr0. Which one do you want to bridge to vmnet0? [eth0] eth1
Do you wish to configure another bridged network? (yes/no) [no] ENTER
Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no)
[yes] no
Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines?
[no] yes
Do you want this program to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help)
[yes] no
Do you wish to configure another host-only network? (yes/no) [no] ENTER
The default port : 902 is not free. We have selected a suitable alternative
port for VMware Server use. You may override this value now.
Remember to use this port when connecting to this server.
Please specify a port for remote console connections to use [904] ENTER
In which directory do you want to keep your virtual machine files?
[/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines] ENTER
The path "/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines" does not exist currently. This
program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this
what you want? [yes] ENTER
/sbin/ifconfig
vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:01
inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
vmware &
rm -f /install/WinXP+SP3.iso
C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat
ls ~
cygwin-sshd-config.sh.txt
mv cygwin-sshd-config.sh.txt cygwin-sshd-config.sh
chmod \+x /home/root/cygwin-sshd-config.sh
/home/root/cygwin-sshd-config.sh '<PASSWORD>'
The CYGWIN sshd service was started successfully.
chmod \+x /root/gen-node-key.sh
/root/gen-node-key.sh 192.168.22.55
ssh \-i /etc/vcl/vcl.key 192.168.22.55
You may see the following dialog box when powering on a VM which has been saved in a VCL image. Click on Always Keep: